Daniel Gordis Quotes
Never does the Tanakh suggest that our being a people means that only we have a right to an ancestral homeland and that other people don't.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.
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For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.
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As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
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Some people who meet me might think I starve myself, because there's such an assumption that being thin involves putting yourself through torture and punishing your body, but I'm just naturally skinny – you should watch me demolish a ploughman's lunch.
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I'd have sex with a number of the Muppets. I just don't talk about it publicly. It's private. Although a hint is, that there was a character in Elmo in Grouchland who was called 'My Lady' and that's all I'll say.
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If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete standstill today.… The solution to this is patent exchanges with large companies and patenting as much as we can.
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All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.
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I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do.
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I will always choose to work in a movie based on whether I would want to watch it - if I would be willing to spend money in a theatre on it. The script and the people you will work with come after that.
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I started horse-riding when I was a child and still try to go as often as I can.
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Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.'
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I'm privileged and grateful to lead The Walt Disney Company and our talented, dedicated team at this exciting time.
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I guess it feels to me that the political argument that has been lost in my lifetime is taxation. How do you engage in that debate when people don't trust politicians at all? It is almost impossible to start a conversation about taxation.
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If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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I enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh.
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I still believe I have a lot of liberal thoughts, but I also believe when you work hard, you shouldn't be penalized and pay more because you work hard.
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Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the first time I really understood that there's no point in trying to impress people with my cleverness when I can just try to write honestly about what matters most to me.
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Never does the Tanakh suggest that our being a people means that only we have a right to an ancestral homeland and that other people don't.
